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Carmen Merodio Moreno

Research Scientist

Research Groups: Biotechnology and Postharvest Quality (POSTBIOTEC)

Department: Characterization, Quality and Safety Department

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Carmen Merodio Moreno. Research Scientist ICTAN-CSIC Dpto Caracterization, Quality and Security. ORCID (id): 0000-0001-6549-5487 Researcher ID L-7647-2014 Author ID 6603728557

BSc Biology, UCM, Madrid (1980); PhD Biology, Alcalá de Henares University (UAH) (1985); Post-graduate researcher and honorific assistant colaborator in the Department of Plant Physiology at UAH (Prof. Bartolomé Sabater) (1981-1985); Post-doctoral Researcher IF-CSIC (Prof. Jose Luis de La Plaza) (1986-1987), Post-doctoral Researcher at Nottingham University-School of Agriculture (Prof. Donald Grierson) (1988); Tenured Scientist (1989-2009); Research Scientist (2009-). 6 Sexenios (last on 19/06/2019).

She has led 10 Spanish competitive projects and 2 European projects STD2 nº 0266 ES (JR) DG XII “Improvement of tolerance of tropical and subtropical fruits to low temperature storage” and TS3* CT93-0205 DG XII “Evaluation and molecular bases of actuation of low cost postharvest technologies”. She has participated in 8 Spanish competitive projects, 2 European projects FAIR5-CT97-348 and FAIR989522, 1 from the programme TMR, 6 COST Actions, 2 actions of CSIC internalization plan. She has participated in 3 Spanish Patents and several contracts with Spanish Agro-food Industries.

Contracted by the European Commission as expert evaluator for Marie Curie Actions in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004. Founder and member of the Scientific Committee del Simposio Ibérico “Maduración y Post-recolección

She formed the Group Biotechnolgy and Postharvest Quality (POSTBIOTEC) in 1990. Since the formation of the Group she has published 71 SCI journals (Q1). Since her incorporation in the CSIC, she has centred on the understanding of the basic mechanisms of physical postharvest treatments to preserve fruit quality using omics technologies. The results have contributed to the development of non-contaminant technologies relevant for the agricultural and food sector.

Del Olmo I., Romero I., Alvarez M.D., Tarradas R., Sanchez-Ballesta M.T., Escribano M.I., Merodio C. (2022). Transcriptomic analysis of CO₂-treated strawberries (Fragaria vesca) with enhanced resistance to softening and oxidative stress at consumption. Frontiers in Plant Science 13- 983976.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.983976

Domínguez, I., Romero, I., Sanchez-Ballesta, M.T, Escribano, M.I., Merodio C., Doménech-Carbó, A. (2024). Electrochemistry of lyophilized blueberry and raspberry samples: ROS activation of the antioxidant ability of anthocyanins. Food Chemistry 435:137649.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137649

Romero I., Escribano, M.I., Merodio C., Sanchez-Ballesta, M.T. (2022). Postharvest high CO2 treatments on the quality of soft fruit berries: An integrated transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic approach. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 70, 8593–8597.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01305

Romero, I, Rosales R., Escribano M.T., Merodio C., Sanchez-Ballesta M.T. (2022). Short-term gaseous treatments improve rachis browning in red and white table grapes stored at low temperature: Molecular mechanisms underlying its beneficial effect. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23-13304.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232113304

Romero I., Vazquez-Hernandez M., Tornel M., Escribano M.I., Merodio C., Sanchez-Ballesta M.T. (2022) The effect of ethanol treatment on the quality of a new table grape cultivar It 681-30 stored at low temperature and after a 7-day shelf-life period at 20 degrees C: A molecular approach. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, 8138.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22158138

Del Olmo, I., Blanch, M., Romero, I., Vazquez-Hernandez, M., Sanchez-Ballesta, M.T., Escribano, M.I., Merodio C. (2020). Involvement of oligosaccharides and sucrose-related genes on sucrose retention in strawberries from ripening to shelf-life. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 169 – 111301.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2020.111301

Efecto de tratamientos gaseosos de corta duración en la calidad postcosecha de frutos rojos conservados a bajas temperaturas. Estrategias moleculares y metabólicas (SOFRUQUAL).
Reference: PID2020 113965RB-I00 (ALI).
IP y co-IP: María Teresa Sánchez Ballesta y Dra. Irene Romero de la Fuente.
Duration: septiembre 2021 – agosto 2024.
Funding entity: Plan Nacional (I+D+i).

Ayuda asociada al proyecto AGL2017-85291-R.
Reference: CV-AEPP20.
IP y co-IP: Carmen Merodio y María Isabel Escribano.
Duration: enero 2021 – agosto 2021.
Funding entity: CVCSIC-AEPP-Ayudas extraordinarias preparación proyectos 2020.

Holistic analysis of strawberry and table grape quality in the critical phases of postharvest storage using molecular tools (CALOMICS).
Reference: AGL2017-85291-R.
IP: Carmen Merodio y María Isabel Escribano.
Duration 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2020, ampliado a 30/09/2021.
Funding entity: Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) y al Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER).

915492300 ext. 436425

merodio@ictan.csic.es

ORCID:
0000-0001-6549-5487

Researcher ID:
L-7647-2014

Scopus Author ID:
6603728557